 ... edging, nor of gold and silver brocade. It was a quantity of shirts for the soldiers of Pennsylvania. The ladies bought the linen from their own private purses, and took a pleasure in cutting them out and sewing them themselves. On each shirt was...  Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782 - Stran 198avtor: François Jean marquis de Chastellux - 1787 - 481 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Elizabeth Fries Ellet - 1819 - 376 strani
...own private purses, and took a pleasure in cutting them out and sewing them themselves. On each shirt was the name of the married or unmarried lady who made it ; and they amounted to twenty-two hundred. Mrs. Bache writes to Mrs. Meredith, at Trenton ; "I am happy to have it in my power... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 strani
...own private purses, and took a pleasure in cutting them out and sewing them themselves. On each shirt was the name of the married or unmarried lady who made it, and they amounted to twenty-two hundred."' The results of this cflort 1 Mrs. Reed was a daughter of Dennis de Bcrdt, n London... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1854 - 340 strani
...own private purses, and took a pleasure in cutting them out and sewing them themselves. On each shirt was the name of the married or unmarried lady who made it ; and they amounted to twenty-two hundred.' " In another letter to her father, speaking of her having met with General and... | |
 | Henry Simpson - 1859 - 1170 strani
...The ladies bought the linen and made it into shirts for the soldiers of Pennsylvania. On each shirt was the name of the married or unmarried lady who made it, and they amounted to twenty-two hundred." Thus were the hearts of the suffering army made glad, and many a one no doubt... | |
 | Henry Simpson - 1859 - 1186 strani
...The ladies bought the linen and made it into shirts for the soldiers of Pennsylvania. On each shirt was the name of the married or unmarried lady who made it, and they amounted to twenty-two hundred." Thus were the hearts of the suffering army made glad, and many a one no doubt... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 788 strani
...own private purses, and took a pleasure in cutting them out and sewing them themselves. On each shirt was the name of the married or unmarried lady who made it, and they amounted to twenty-two hundred."' The results of this effort 1 Mrs. Reed was a daughter of Dennis de Berdt, a London... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 794 strani
...own private purses, and took a pleasure in cutting them out and sewing them themselves. On each shirt was the name of the married or unmarried lady who made it, and they amounted to twenty-two hundred."' The results of this effort 1 Mrs. Reed was a daughter of Dennis de Berdt, a London... | |
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